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Health
2.2% lower in Gulf Shores, Alabama
than in Salt Lake City, Utah

Insurance cost

	Salt Lake City, UT	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.1	103.1	100	6.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salt Lake City, UT	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	100.2	100	2.3%
Heart Failure	107.6	93.8	100	12.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	108	93.6	100	13.3%
Pneumonia	105.5	90.2	100	14.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salt Lake City, UT	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,678	$23,131	$23,281	2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,285	$15,065	$16,237	12.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,920	$20,722	$22,499	13.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,739	$15,174	$17,007	14.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salt Lake City, UT	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.3%	3.1%	3.1%	34.8%
2015-2016	15.6%	12.5%	12.5%	19.9%
2016-2017	18.8%	57.9%	57.9%	208.0%
2017-2018	78.0%	19.0%	19.0%	75.6%
2018-2019	-1.5%	-2.2%	-2.2%	46.7%
Since 2014	146.4%	113.3%	113.3%	22.6%

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